Hany Abo Rida

President of Egyptian Football Association

Hany Abu Rida
Born	(1953-08-14) 14 August 1953 (age 70) Port Said, Egypt
Nationality	Egyptian
Occupation	Engineer
Years active	1979–present
Known for	Member of the FIFA Council
Title	Former President of the Egyptian Football Association (2016–2019)

Hany Hassan Abou Rida (Egyptian Arabic: هاني أبو ريدة) (born 14 August 1953) is the former president of Egyptian Football Association, a member of the FIFA Council (since 2009)^[1] and a member of CAF Executive Committee,^[2] until he was pressured by the public to resign from his presidential position, after Egypt’s AFCON 2019 loss against South Africa, which he did on July 6, 2019.^[3]

Early life

Hany Abo Rida was born on 14 August 1953 in Port Said, Egypt. At a young age he began to play football with Elmasry Club, but he had a serious injury which led him to leave the football ground. He studied Engineering, and running own business since 1979. In 1991, he became a member of Egyptian Football Association Board. In 2004, he started his career in FIFA. He later became the president of Egyptian Football Association from 2016 to 2019.^[4]

Professional career

Football player, Egyptian Football Association; Board member 1989–2019
LOC Vice President – 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
LOC President – 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
LOC President – CAN 2006
CAF President – 2011 CAF U-23 Championship
FIFA Council member - since May 2017^[5]

References

^ "ABO Rida Hany - Egypt". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
^ "CAF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - CAF : Organisation - Executive committee". Retrieved 2014-02-16.
^ "Egypt sack Javier Aguirre after defeat to South Africa in Africa Cup of Nations last 16". Sky Sports. 7 July 2019.
^ "Egypt's Abo Rida ready to run for CAF presidency". African Football. 18 July 2020.
^ "Egypt's Hani Abo Rida elected to Fifa Council". BBC News. 8 May 2017.